Camino de Santiago · GR 655
La voie de Tours
The lowland way, the gentlest to walk: Touraine, Romanesque Poitou, Saintonge, the Gironde estuary and the Landes forest, then the Camino Francés, from Tours cathedral to Santiago.
Tours → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle · France, Espagne
Where to sleep on La voie de Tours
Halta lists 265 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 175 campsites, 2 mountain huts, 17 bivouac spots, 71 hotels — across the part of the route our inventory covers, which is centred on France; beyond that, places to sleep are not yet mapped. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 64 stages of La voie de Tours
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tours → Montbazon | 15 km | 87 m |
| 2 | Montbazon → Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 26 km | 97 m |
| 3 | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine → Dangé-Saint-Romain | 28 km | 164 m |
| 4 | Dangé-Saint-Romain → Châtellerault | 20 km | 110 m |
| 5 | Châtellerault → Poitiers | 37 km | 246 m |
| 6 | Poitiers → Vivonne | 23 km | 215 m |
| 7 | Vivonne → Lusignan | 17 km | 231 m |
| 8 | Lusignan → Lezay | 28 km | 72 m |
| 9 | Lezay → Melle | 17 km | 94 m |
| 10 | Melle → Aulnay | 36 km | 163 m |
| 11 | Aulnay → Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 23 km | 118 m |
| 12 | Saint-Jean-d'Angély → Saintes | 34 km | 315 m |
| 13 | Saintes → Pons | 24 km | 149 m |
| 14 | Pons → Mirambeau | 32 km | 150 m |
| 15 | Mirambeau → Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde | 14 km | 140 m |
| 16 | Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde → Blaye | 26 km | 74 m |
| 17 | Blaye → Saint-André-de-Cubzac | 31 km | 262 m |
| 18 | Saint-André-de-Cubzac → Bordeaux | 26 km | 140 m |
| 19 | Bordeaux → Gradignan | 9 km | 44 m |
| 20 | Gradignan → Le Barp | 27 km | 79 m |
| 21 | Le Barp → Belin-Béliet | 16 km | 28 m |
| 22 | Belin-Béliet → Liposthey | 25 km | 75 m |
| 23 | Liposthey → Labouheyre | 21 km | 36 m |
| 24 | Labouheyre → Lesperon | 39 km | 164 m |
| 25 | Lesperon → Dax | 36 km | 78 m |
| 26 | Dax → Peyrehorade | 25 km | 241 m |
| 27 | Peyrehorade → Sorde-l'Abbaye | 8 km | 52 m |
| 28 | Sorde-l'Abbaye → Saint-Palais | 31 km | 341 m |
| 29 | Saint-Palais → Ostabat-Asme | 11 km | 401 m |
| 30 | Ostabat-Asme → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 23 km | 324 m |
| 31 | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles | 23 km | 1 040 m |
| 32 | Roncesvalles → Zubiri | 22 km | 324 m |
| 33 | Zubiri → Pamplona | 21 km | 314 m |
| 34 | Pamplona → Puente la Reina | 23 km | 429 m |
| 35 | Puente la Reina → Estella | 22 km | 398 m |
| 36 | Estella → Los Arcos | 22 km | 394 m |
| 37 | Los Arcos → Logroño | 28 km | 368 m |
| 38 | Logroño → Nájera | 28 km | 389 m |
| 39 | Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada | 21 km | 372 m |
| 40 | Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado | 22 km | 305 m |
| 41 | Belorado → San Juan de Ortega | 24 km | 438 m |
| 42 | San Juan de Ortega → Burgos | 24 km | 163 m |
| 43 | Burgos → Hornillos del Camino | 21 km | 116 m |
| 44 | Hornillos del Camino → Castrojeriz | 20 km | 185 m |
| 45 | Castrojeriz → Frómista | 25 km | 215 m |
| 46 | Frómista → Carrión de los Condes | 19 km | 85 m |
| 47 | Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios | 26 km | 111 m |
| 48 | Terradillos de los Templarios → Sahagún | 14 km | 93 m |
| 49 | Sahagún → El Burgo Ranero | 18 km | 96 m |
| 50 | El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas | 19 km | 20 m |
| 51 | Mansilla de las Mulas → León | 19 km | 148 m |
| 52 | León → Hospital de Órbigo | 33 km | 159 m |
| 53 | Hospital de Órbigo → Astorga | 16 km | 123 m |
| 54 | Astorga → Rabanal del Camino | 20 km | 316 m |
| 55 | Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada | 32 km | 559 m |
| 56 | Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo | 23 km | 247 m |
| 57 | Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro | 28 km | 833 m |
| 58 | O Cebreiro → Triacastela | 21 km | 276 m |
| 59 | Triacastela → Sarria | 18 km | 317 m |
| 60 | Sarria → Portomarín | 23 km | 371 m |
| 61 | Portomarín → Palas de Rei | 25 km | 553 m |
| 62 | Palas de Rei → Arzúa | 29 km | 457 m |
| 63 | Arzúa → O Pedrouzo | 20 km | 274 m |
| 64 | O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela | 19 km | 307 m |
Frequently asked questions about La voie de Tours
How many days does La voie de Tours take?
La voie de Tours takes about 60 days, split into 64 stages over 1 496 km — an average of 25 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La voie de Tours?
Halta lists 265 places to sleep within 5 km of La voie de Tours: 175 campsites, 2 mountain huts, 17 bivouac spots, 71 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La voie de Tours?
La voie de Tours is rated easy, with 15 485 m of cumulative elevation gain over 1 496 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 242 m of climbing a day.
Where does La voie de Tours go?
La voie de Tours runs from Tours to Santiago de Compostela, by way of Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Pamplona, El Burgo Ranero, across Tours → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. It is travelled on foot and totals 1 496 km split into 64 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après la via Turonensis (GR 655) et le Camino Francés (balisage FFRandonnée en France, jacquaire en Espagne). Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-08. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).